Majorette Hat with Plume and Box

Details

Descriptive Terms

hats
feather (material)
boxes (containers)
corduroy
kapok (fiber)
leather
metal
feather (material)
cardboard
wool (textile)
Uniform, Sports

Inscription

"HARDING/UNFIFORM AND REGALIA CO./99 BEDFORD ST./WPL 11337/100% WOOL" (Gold text inside hat on clear plastic sleeve. "WPL 11337/100% WOOL" is inside a gold rectangle.)
"Diane Gilliland/Salem High School/Salem, Mass" (Handwritten on small piece of paper behind plastic sleeve. Blue ink.)
"93070/UNITED HATTERS, CAPS, AND MILLINARY W'RKS/INT. UNION/REGISTERED" (Tag within cleae plastic sleeve stitched to top of crown. Some additional codes obstructed by stitching on tag.)
"POST MASTER: CONTENTS: MERCHANDISE. THIS PARCEL MAY BE OP ----- OSTAL/RETURN POST----TEED/From/HARDING UNIFORM AND REGALIA CO./99 BEDFORD STREET * BOSTON MASS./To Miss Barbara E. Gilliland/50 Ocean Ave., Salem, Mass." (Some text obstrcuted by loss.)
"No 31523/DUE SENDER$ 865/M.O. FEE 70/TOTAL 880" (Combination of stamp and handwritten numbers. Blue or black ink.)
"885" (Handwritten numbers in pencil.)
"HAT TO/UNIFORM" (Handwritten by owner in black or blue ink.)
"CORRUGATED BOX CO. INC./CERTIFICATE/OF BOX MAKER/THIS BOX CONFORMS TO/ALL CONSTRUCTION RE-/QUIREMENTS OF UNIFORM/FREIGHT CLASSIFICATION/BURSTING /TEST/200/LBS PER/SQ. INCH/SIZE/LIMIT/75/INCHES/GROSS/WT LT/65/LBS" (Some text obstructed by tape)
"#9 1/2 X / #MD8" (stamped)

Additional Identification Number

1240.1
1007

Maker

Harding Uniform and Regalia Co.

Location of Origin

Boston, MA, United States

Dimensions

5 3/4 x 8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Diane Madore

Accession Number

2015.34.1.2.1ab-.2